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JJ Virgin
Why Snacking Can Stall Weight Loss
by JJ Virgin
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“I wasn’t even hungry,” my friend confessed recently. “I had a stressful morning, my coworker brought in hot cinnamon buns, and their waft become too hard to resist.”Hunger rarely provides motivation to snack. Like my friend, you’re stressed, bored, emotionally unfulfilled, or otherwise want to drown your feelings in a bag of chips or a blondie brownie.While some experts argue snacking or “mini-meals”... 5/31/2015 9:00:00 PM
Pennie Quaile-Pearce
Living Beyond Fear
by Pennie Quaile-Pearce
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Everything you would like to experience in Life is just beyond F.E.A.R.False Evidence Appearing RealIt is amazing the stories we get caught up in when faced with challenges, obstacles or problems that life shows us on a daily basis…the chatter starts:“This is not supposed to be this way” or“This shouldn’t be happening”“Why me?”“If I was just good enough”“This is too difficult/hard”“I must work hard/longer/smarter”“If... 5/29/2015 7:00:00 AM
Laurel Christensen
5 Reasons For Changing Your Health Care Model
by Laurel Christensen
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Telehealth: Who really needs it? This is a question healthcare professionals are asking less and less these days, as 84% believe telehealth will become an important part of their operations. Despite the growing consensus among experts about telehealth's indispensability, it is still worthwhile to go through a few of the reasons why adopting this technology now is a wise move.Five Reasons Telehealth... 5/27/2015 7:00:00 AM
JJ Virgin
How Moderation Sets Us Up for Failure
by JJ Virgin
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“Everything in moderation” might be the most overused phrase in weight loss, yet I continually hear experts espouse this tired cliché.Based on my three decades working with clients for fat loss and weight loss resistance, I’ve learned moderation makes people overweight. It gives them license to eat things they shouldn’t eat. Simply put, moderation becomes our enemy for fast, lasting fat loss.Look at... 5/26/2015 7:00:00 AM
Laurel Christensen
Telehealth: Accessible Therapy For the Masses
by Laurel Christensen
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It is an exciting time for healthcare as it evolves into the connected age, and it is no surprise that mental health is joining the telehealth revolution as well. Increased access to mental health services means better health care and higher quality of life for patients in any location. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, in 2012 there were an estimated 43.7 million adults in the... 5/26/2015 7:00:00 AM
Fred Fletcher
Public Health--15 Irrefutable Certainties (Part 2 of 3)
by Fred Fletcher
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Is anything really "irrefutable," especially in the ever-changing, controversy-fraught area of "health?" The preponderance of the evidence seems to lean toward "No!" There are several reasons for this.Firstly, we don't all see things the same way, even when confronted by the same so-called "evidence." Take the very hotly-contested subject of vaccines, for example. In her blog entry "10 Irrefutable... 5/25/2015 7:00:00 AM
Dr. Sue Cornbluth
Don't Be Afraid! 5 Tips To Discuss Traumatic Events With Your Children
by Dr. Sue Cornbluth
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Let's face it, as parents, we are living in a world where traumatic situations are affecting our children's lives. No parent is prepared or wants to have such conversations about these tragedies with their children, however we are now living in a world where parents must have these conversations with their children so they do not get the wrong information from unreliable sources.Studies show that parents... 5/22/2015 7:00:00 AM
Andrea Fisher
Did You Know There Are Actually Five Seasons?
by Andrea Fisher
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For most of us, spring has arrived and summer is clearly on its way. In the South, where I live, summer has essentially arrived. Already we're boasting 90-degree days and comfortable, if not muggy, nights.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) teaches us that there are actually two summers, and in turn five seasons: spring, summer, late summer, fall, and winter.Spring: MarchSummer: JuneLate Summer: begins... 5/19/2015 7:00:00 AM
Gretchen Scalpi RD CDE
Going Gluten Free... For Real!
by Gretchen Scalpi RD CDE
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In the past few years, there has been a huge increase in the variety and availability of gluten free food choices. Most grocery store chains now devote an entire aisle to "health foods" and consumers will find many gluten free choices there. Lately, I've had clients without celiac disease or gluten intolerance ask whether they should go on a gluten free diet to improve their health. The emergence of... 5/19/2015 7:00:00 AM
Peter Borden
Runner's Knee: Beating the Pain
by Peter Borden
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You love running, but you know that it can take a toll on your body. Of course, your legs and feet are the most common areas for pain, but the knee joint is often injured with long-term training. Whether you are a marathoner or a sprinter, if the knee joint doesn’t work properly, you can’t run as effectively as you like. It helps to understand the basic anatomy of the knee, how it cushions the blow... 5/18/2015 7:00:00 AM
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